MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 200
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 425
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 1891 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 105
Parallax 84.2
82% 96.5 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
83% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 423
Mixed 268
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 38.9
157% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 160
160% 261 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
108GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 368 399 397 400 344 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 403
SusWrite 369
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53
186% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 285
234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 116%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 195 195 195 193 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 142
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 191
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 23
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,771 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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